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      Illinois Tech

      Media, Elections, and Politics - Bachelor's

      Skills you'll gain: Media and Communications, Journalism, Political Sciences, Information Technology, Facebook, Writing, Storytelling, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Digital Communications, Instagram, Information Privacy, Case Studies, Digital Transformation, Data Ethics

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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Respiratory Disease Control and Sustainable Livestock Production

      Skills you'll gain: Pathology, Pharmacology, Pharmacotherapy, Diagnostic Tests, Microbiology, Respiratory Therapy, Food Safety and Sanitation, Infectious Diseases, Food Quality Assurance And Control, Treatment Planning, Physiology, Immunology, Epidemiology, Environmental Science, Public Health

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Michigan

      Introduction to Thermodynamics: Transferring Energy from Here to There

      Skills you'll gain: Mechanical Engineering, Thermal Management, Engineering, Energy and Utilities, Physics, Engineering Analysis, Systems Of Measurement, Physical Science, Process Analysis, Environmental Issue

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      Fractal Analytics

      Modern Data Strategy for Enterprise Generative AI

      Skills you'll gain: Data Governance, Responsible AI, Data Management, Data Architecture, Metadata Management, Data Ethics, Data Strategy, Generative AI, Data Quality, Interoperability, Data Store, LLM Application, Data Pipelines, AI Product Strategy, Generative AI Agents, Information Privacy, Threat Modeling, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)

      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Fractal Analytics

      Data Lineage & Ethical Frameworks for Responsible AI

      Skills you'll gain: Data Governance, Responsible AI, Data Management, Data Architecture, Data Ethics, Data Strategy, Data Pipelines, Metadata Management, Data Quality, Information Privacy, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Presentation Skills with Story Telling

      Skills you'll gain: Storytelling, Presentations, Microsoft PowerPoint, Business Communication, Public Speaking, Verbal Communication Skills, Sales Presentations, Persuasive Communication, Drive Engagement, Target Audience

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      DeepLearning.AI

      Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs)

      Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Generative Model Architectures, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Image Analysis, Deep Learning, Responsible AI, Artificial Neural Networks, Data Ethics, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Image Quality, Unsupervised Learning, Information Privacy, Data Synthesis, Performance Testing

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      Skillshare

      How To Make A Movie Pitch Deck To Finance Your Film Idea

      Skills you'll gain: Target Audience, Presentations, Proposal Writing, Marketing Strategies, Storytelling, Marketing, Writing, Public Speaking, Concision

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDUCBA

      Python Case Study - Cryptography

      Skills you'll gain: Cryptography, Encryption, Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS), Key Management, Application Security, Python Programming, Scripting, Algorithms, Data Integrity

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      University of Cambridge

      Ethical AI: AI essentials for everyone

      Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Prompt Engineering, Responsible AI, OpenAI, Artificial Intelligence, Ethical Standards And Conduct, AI Product Strategy, ChatGPT, Generative AI, Case Studies, Information Privacy, Human Centered Design, Natural Language Processing

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Foundations of Global Health

      Skills you'll gain: Advocacy, Training Programs, Health Systems, Health Policy, Primary Care, Education and Training, Community Health, Smart Goals, Sanitation, Crisis Intervention, Health Promotion, Community Development, Health Care Administration, Public Health, Train The Trainer, Behavioral Health, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Social Determinants Of Health, Mental and Behavioral Health, Health Education

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      Pearson

      AWS Developer: Unit 6

      Skills you'll gain: Amazon Web Services, Command-Line Interface, Cloud Infrastructure, Public Cloud, Cloud Computing, Application Deployment, Version Control

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular public policy courses

    • Media, Elections, and Politics - Bachelor's: Illinois Tech
    • Respiratory Disease Control and Sustainable Livestock Production: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Introduction to Thermodynamics: Transferring Energy from Here to There: University of Michigan
    • Modern Data Strategy for Enterprise Generative AI: Fractal Analytics
    • Data Lineage & Ethical Frameworks for Responsible AI: Fractal Analytics
    • Presentation Skills with Story Telling: Packt
    • Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs): DeepLearning.AI
    • How To Make A Movie Pitch Deck To Finance Your Film Idea: Skillshare
    • Python Case Study - Cryptography: EDUCBA
    • Ethical AI: AI essentials for everyone: University of Cambridge

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